“Exuma moorings project dead” – The Nassau Guardian

In a plot twist no one saw coming, the government pulled the plug on its secretive 21-year lease with Bahamas Moorings Ltd. mere hours after defending it. Public outrage over the clandestine deal—lacking environmental approvals, transparency, or basic common sense—seemed to have forced their hand.

Bahamas Moorings Ltd., in a graceful exit statement, thanked the government for the opportunity and reassured us all that they care deeply about marine conservation. Never mind that the project was scrapped before it even got past the shadows.

Now when you really look at it, this did not have to be this controversial. If there was not something really amidst, the real kicker is that the government’s own justification was that unregulated anchoring is damaging marine ecosystems would have seemed quite legitimate. So if the mooring system was the eco-friendly solution, why all of the “back-room dealings”?

Why the lack of public consultation?

Why the rushed defense before the sudden U-turn?

Ah yes, because secrecy is the PLP’s default setting. But they sure do call me “disrespectful” for pointing out that the Prime Minister runs his administration like an undercover spy mission, therefore having me labelled him “Secret Squirrel”

PLP Fails For One Reason, It Is Their Nature.

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